Definition of surface-to-surface in US English:
surface-to-surface
adjectiveˈˌsərfəs tə ˈsərfəsˈˌsərfəs tə ˈsərfəs
attributive (of a missile) designed to be fired from one point on the ground or a vessel at another such point or vessel.
Example sentencesExamples
- They also fired both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles.
- Targets include surface-to-surface missile and multiple rocket launcher units; air defense systems; logistics elements; and command, control and communications complexes.
- India test-fired a short-range naval version of its indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile Tuesday from a ship off the eastern coastal state of Orissa, the Press Trust of India reported.
- It cannot identify vehicles, detect surface-to-surface missiles, or build large mosaic images.
- During the final months of World War II, several major defense contractors studied the likelihood that evolving technologies could produce guided missiles to intercept bombers and surface-to-surface missiles.
- Palestinian officials said two surface-to-surface missiles were also fired during the assault.
- Of particular concern are increasingly lethal integrated air defense systems and mobile surface-to-surface missile systems.
- Plans for the surface-to-surface missile were one of the regime's most closely-guarded secrets and were unknown to United Nations weapons inspectors.